| The structure of walking activity in people after stroke compared with older adults without disability: a cross-sectional study. | |
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PMID: 22677293 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: People with stroke have reduced walking activity. It is not known whether this deficit is due to a reduction in all aspects of walking activity or only in specific areas. Understanding specific walking activity deficits is necessary for the development of interventions that maximize improvements in activity after stroke. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine walking activity in people poststroke compared with older adults without disability. DESIGN: A cross-sectional study was conducted. METHODS: Fifty-four participants poststroke and 18 older adults without disability wore a step activity monitor for 3 days. The descriptors of walking activity calculated included steps per day (SPD), bouts per day (BPD), steps per bout (SPB), total time walking per day (TTW), percentage of time walking per day (PTW), and frequency of short, medium, and long walking bouts. RESULTS: Individuals classified as household and limited community ambulators (n=29) did not differ on any measure and were grouped (HHA-LCA group) for comparison with unlimited community ambulators (UCA group) (n=22) and with older adults without disability (n=14). The SPD, TTW, PTW, and BPD measurements were greatest in older adults and lowest in the HHA-LCA group. Seventy-two percent to 74% of all walking bouts were short, and this finding did not differ across groups. Walking in all categories (short, medium, and long) was lowest in the HHA-LCA group, greater in the UCA group, and greatest in older adults without disability. LIMITATIONS: Three days of walking activity were captured. CONCLUSIONS: The specific descriptors of walking activity presented provide insight into walking deficits after stroke that cannot be ascertained by looking at steps per day alone. The deficits that were revealed could be addressed through appropriate exercise prescription, underscoring the need to analyze the structure of walking activity. |
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Authors:
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Margaret A Roos; Katherine S Rudolph; Darcy S Reisman |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Date: 2012-06-07 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Physical therapy Volume: 92 ISSN: 1538-6724 ISO Abbreviation: Phys Ther Publication Date: 2012 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2012-09-03 Completed Date: 2012-09-20 Revised Date: 2013-04-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0022623 Medline TA: Phys Ther Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1141-7 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Physical Therapy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA. |
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Aged Algorithms Cross-Sectional Studies Female Gait Disorders, Neurologic / physiopathology*, rehabilitation* Humans Male Middle Aged Monitoring, Ambulatory Statistics, Nonparametric Stroke / physiopathology*, rehabilitation* Walking / physiology* |
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NR010786/NR/NINR NIH HHS |
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